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Registros censales
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Hogares
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Año del censo
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- Hogares
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Gortageen is a small townland located in County Cork, in the Munster province of southwestern Ireland. The townland sits within the broader landscape of Cork, an area characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and proximity to various water features that have historically shaped settlement patterns. Like many Irish townlands, Gortageen represents a specific geographic and administrative unit with clearly defined boundaries, though it remains a quiet rural area without significant urban development. The landscape typical of this region combines pastureland and farmland, reflecting the predominantly agricultural character of Cork's interior.
The history of Gortageen, as with many Irish townlands, is deeply rooted in the patterns of land division, settlement, and use that developed over centuries. The townland system itself originated in medieval times and was formalized during subsequent land surveys and administrative reorganizations, particularly during the Tudor and Stuart periods. Gortageen would have been shaped by the various changes to Irish land ownership and use over time, including the impact of the plantations, the consolidation of estates, and the evolution of agricultural practices that characterized rural Cork through the early modern and modern periods.
As a small rural townland in Cork, Gortageen reflects the everyday life and heritage of agricultural communities that have sustained the region for generations. The area remains primarily devoted to farming and pastoral activities, maintaining connections to traditional Irish rural settlement patterns. The townland serves as a useful reference point for understanding local geography and community organization in Cork, and like many such places, it forms part of the intricate network of named places that give structure and identity to the Irish landscape and to the people whose families have lived there.
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- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
Gort an Ghaín
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Baronía
Duhallow
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
79 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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